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The Philosophical Treatise of William H. Ferris: Selected Readings from the African Abroad or, His Evolution in Western Civilization (Creolizing the Canon)

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By Tommy Curry Published by: Rowman & Littlefield International, July 18, 2018 There exists a very rich, but largely untapped well of African American philosophical thought, in which many Black thinkers were debating the role philosophy played in racial advancement among  themselves. One such work that demonstrates this vibrant tradition is William H. Ferris’s The African […]

Aletheia

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Texas A&M University is proud to release the Spring 2018 edition of its undergraduate journal of philosophy, Aletheia. The journal has been inactive since 2014, but student leadership recently organized to re-launch this publication within the Philosophy Department. The journal serves as a platform for the excellent work of Texas A&M’s own students, and this […]

Dr. Bermudez awarded ACLS Fellowship

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Dr. José Bermúdez has been awarded an ACLS Fellowship this year. He is now one of 78 2018 ACLS Fellows that were chosen out of 1,150 applicants. “The 2018 ACLS Fellows hail from more than 50 colleges and universities,” said Matthew Goldfeder, director of fellowship programs at ACLS. “Fellows were selected for their potential to […]

The Bodily Self: Selected Essays

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By José Bermúdez Published by: MIT Press, February 23, 2018 These essays explore how the rich and sophisticated forms of self-consciousness with which we are most familiar — as philosophers, psychologists, and as ordinary, reflective individuals — depend   on a complex underpinning that has been largely invisible to students of the self and self-consciousness. José […]

The Bodily Self

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By: José Bermúdez Published by MIT Press on February 23, 2018 Overview These essays explore how the rich and sophisticated forms of self-consciousness with which we are most familiar—as philosophers, psychologists, and as ordinary, reflective individuals—depend on a complex underpinning that has been largely invisible to students of the self and self-consciousness. José Luis Bermúdez, […]

Dr. Claire Katz appointed the Murray and Celeste Fasken Chair in Distinguished Teaching

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Dr. Claire Katz has recently been appointed the Murray and Celeste Fasken Chair in Distinguished Teaching. The appointment begins on September 1, 2017. A prestigious five-year appointment, Dr. Katz has a range of plans to use the support of the appointment to help faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates advance their pedagogy and teaching.

Gregory Pappas received the Distinguished Research Fellowship with the Latino Research Initiative

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Dr. Gregory Pappas received the Distinguished Research Fellowship with the Latino Research Initiative at The University of Texas at Austin for 2017-2018.  The Latino Research Initiative is a national leader in research and policy about issues affecting Latinos. Housed in the College of Liberal Arts, the Latino Research Initiative was created to generate vital data, grants […]

Understanding “I”: Language and Thought

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By Jose Luis Bermudez Published by Oxford University Press on March 26, 2017 No words in English are shorter than “I” and few, if any, play a more fundamental role in language and thought. In Understanding “I”: Thought and Language Jose Luis Bermudez continues his longstanding work on the self and self-consciousness. Bermudez develops a model of how […]